[For Seniors] March Origami: Ideas to Brighten Your Room with Seasonal Flowers and Events

Tulip hina

[Craft Idea] Tulip Hina Dolls (March Hina Festival) (Wall Decorations • Senior Recreation • Occupational Therapy OT • Day Service • Childcare) (Origami • Colored Construction Paper) (DIY) (Tulips • Peach Blossoms) (Simple 3D Craft)

Tulips are one of the essentials of spring, and the way their brightly colored flowers bloom so vigorously conveys the joy of the season.

This craft combines tulip blossoms with Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day) motifs to create a project that feels distinctly springlike.

The base is construction paper cut into a tulip shape; onto this, you add origami clothing and decorations to complete the Hinamatsuri theme.

For the two main figures, make slits and then glue them together to give them a three-dimensional look so they stand out from the rest—that’s the key point.

Finish it off with leaf parts and surrounding tulips to create an overall festive look.

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small bird

[Origami] Easy way to fold a little bird. A traditional animal origami you can easily make with one sheet [Origami World]

The bright, beautiful songs of little birds like bush warblers, Japanese white-eyes, and skylarks are one of spring’s delights, aren’t they? Let’s make these harbingers of spring with origami! Fold a sheet of origami paper into a triangle and open it, then fold the two adjacent edges next to the crease toward the center line.

Fold the top triangular section to the other side, then continue folding to create a silhouette that looks like a bird perched lightly on a branch.

Finally, place a small round sticker where the eye would be, and your little bird is complete! You can also draw the eye directly or use patterned paper to create birds in all kinds of styles.

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yuri

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folding fan

Easy Japanese-style Origami “Folding Fan” — How to make it (instructions)

The fan, an indispensable accessory for Hina dolls, was apparently necessary in those days for high-ranking women to hide their faces.

A vivid fan gives off an air of nobility, doesn’t it? Let’s make such a fan with origami.

First, choose a piece of luxurious origami paper with a pattern you love.

The key is to crease and fold each step carefully.

Finally, add fine pleats so it takes on the shape of a fan.

Be sure to place the finished fan with your Hina dolls—it will make their beauty stand out even more.

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Nanaka

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cherry blossoms

[Origami] How to make a cherry blossom (this method makes the center of the origami the center of the flower)

When you draw a cherry blossom by hand and cut it out with scissors, the shape often ends up uneven.

However, if you fold the paper first, draw the petal outline, and then cut, you’ll get a beautifully symmetrical cherry blossom! Add creases to the origami to divide it into four equal parts vertically and horizontally, unfold it, then fold it in half to make a wide rectangle.

Next, continue folding so that the specified points align, and, while it’s still folded, cut along the lines that create the distinctive cherry-blossom shape—then open it up and you’re done.

It would also be fun to make blossoms of various sizes and have everyone stick them onto a large backing sheet with a trunk and branches drawn on it.

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yuri

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plum blossoms

[Origami] Easy! How to fold a plum blossom / origami ume

Plum blossoms have single flowers with five petals, and there are also double-flowering varieties.

They come in red, pink, and white, and they bloom beautifully in spring.

The scent of plum blossoms is similar to jasmine—sweet and gentle, and very soothing.

Their flower language means “beauty and longevity,” which makes it a lovely phrase for older adults.

This time, let’s make plum blossoms with origami.

Just fold and cut the paper, and when you open it up—your plum blossom is complete.

Try making them in a variety of colors!

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Nanaka

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rapeseed blossoms

Introducing an easy way to make rapeseed flowers with origami! How about folding them as a spring flower? [Ori-Tsuku]

Let’s make rapeseed flowers, a symbol of spring whose gentle yellow soothes the heart, using origami.

Fold the paper in half twice to make a triangle, then open the pocket and flatten it into a square.

When you reach the middle steps of folding a crane, fold it in half and round off the top with scissors.

Open it out to form the flower shape, then layer it on top of a leaf piece made with the same folds but cut differently, and glue them together to complete your rapeseed flower! Make lots and decorate an entire wall to fill your room with a cheerful sense of spring.

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yuri

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Dandelion and horsetail wall decoration

[Craft Idea] Dandelion Crafting (Spring: March–April) (Senior Recreation) (Early Childhood/Educational) (Wall Decorations) (Flower Crafts) (Creative) (3D) (Origami)

We’ll show you how to make a wall decoration of dandelions and horsetails using crumpled origami.

First, make the flowers.

Prepare one piece of yellow origami crumpled into a ball, and another piece that you crumple and then open back up.

Fold the opened sheet into a small strip, cut it finely, and glue it onto the crumpled ball.

Next are the leaves.

Crumple green origami, then cut it into leaf shapes.

Make the stems by folding leftover paper into thin strips.

For the horsetails, fold brown origami inside out into thin sticks so the brown shows at the joints.

Once you’ve glued on the finished flowers, leaves, stems, and horsetails, you’re done.

If you make the dandelion flowers with white origami, you can create fluffy seed heads too.

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